Kitchen work-stool



E. IVI. WINTERBOURNE.

KITCHEN WORK STOOL.4

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 8, I9I7.

1,319,258. l Patented 001.2119151.

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'UNITED sfrATEs PATENT 'orrron EDWIN M; WINTERBOURNE, or TRINIDAD, COLORADO.

`KITCHEN WORK-STO OL.

To all whom t may concern: v

Be it lmown that I, EDWIN M.v WINTER- BOURNE, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Trinidad, in the county of Las Animas and State of Colorado, have invented a certain new anduseful Improvement in Kitchen Work-Stools, of which the following is a specification.

The present invention relates to furniture, and has particular referenfce to improvements in chairs or stools.

Anfobject of the present invention is to provide a stool which may |be used in the kitchen; which may 'be constructed substan` tially entirely of metal; which is of sanitary construction;` which is light in weight and easily handled; which is'provided with a novel form of seat embodying cushioning features; which is strong and durable; and which is provided with an adjustable and resilient back.

Another object of Vthe present invention is to provide a stoolor chair with a sea-t of novel yconstruction which may be formed of a frame or bodyv portion in the natme of a casting, and with a seat portionor covering member formed of pressed steel or other suitable material which is resilient or flexible, the frame being so formed as to support the seat portion and of the same.

The above, `and various other objects and advantages of this inventionA will be in part.

described, and in part understood from the following detailed description of the present preferred embodiment, the samegbeingl illustrated in wherein:

Figure 1 is a side elevation of a stool or chair constructed according Vto the present the accompanying `drawings invention, parts of the same being shown in' section.

Fig. 2 is a top plan view of the same, parts being broken away for the sake of clearness. Fig. 3 is a detail view taken through the Y lower portion of the adjustable back, showing the same in transverse central section.

Fig. 4 is a fragmentary sectional view of the rear portion of the seat, disclosing a modified form of mounting for the back.

Referring to this drawing, the base portion of the chair or stool comprises a plurality of legs 10 of any suitableV configuraadmit of the flexing v Specification of Letters Patent. Patented 0013.2.11919f Application mea February s, 1917'. serial No. 147,449,

tion, and which are preferably constructed of tubular metal. The legs 10 converge upwardly and are welded or otherwise suitably secured in the sides ofV a supporting block 11. rlhe supporting block 11 is in Vthe form of a casting having a relatively large screw-threaded vertical opening-therethrough. The lower endsI of the legs 10 are suitably braced by means of afoot rail 12 of tubular construction vwhich is of .ring form, and which is riveted orotherwise se-l cured to legs 10 adjacent to Vthe lower ends. The legs 10V are provided ,upon their lower ends with pads or-the like to .support the :chair or stool. Y Y v L i vThe seat portion of the stool comprises a body part or base member 13 which is inv the form of a casting of substantially T- shape, the opposite sides of the stem of the casting converging forwardly, while the ends of the head t'hereofV converge rearwardly. The opposite lateral edges of the stem of the base member 13 are preferably concaved or dished, `as at 14, and the upper face of the base. member 13 is depressed or con- A seatv 17, preferab-ly in the formfof aY pressed steel sheet,- isrsecuredover the frame 13 and conforms substantially to themarginal formation of the frame 13. TheY intermediate portion of the seat 17 is slightly .depressed and isV adapted'to flex "into-the' concavity 15 when in use to provide a cushion seat. A depending reinforcing and at-V taching liange 18 is formed at the marginal edge of the seat 17 and engages the front end of the stem and the rearwardly inclined side edges of the head of the frame 13 and Y may be secured thereto by screws 19 or 'the like. Y

The frame 13, and the seat 17 areprovided intermediate their ends with rearwardly converging sides forming rear lateral edges, the same being relatively short as compared vwith the forwardly converging lateral edges.

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The forward lateral edges 20 of the seat 17 are preferably spaced from vthe concaved edges 14 of the frame 1,3 to provide lateral portions of the seat 17 which have substantially no support, except for the inherent stiffness of the pressed steel and the formation of the -flange 18. Such a construction not only permits of the desired flexing of the forward lateral edges of the seat 17, but also provides a casting or base member 13 which is relatively small and light in weight.

The rear laterally enlarged portion of the scat frame 13 terminates in a transversely extending straight edge 21, and the vlatter may fbe provided with a pair of widely spaced-apart rearwardly extend-ing lugs 22 and 23, between which is arranged a drum or spool 24. The drum or spool 24% is supported upon a combined pivot and clamping bolt 25 having the Yhead 26 thereof rounded at its marginal edge and enlargedV to provide a journal mounted for rotation in the lug Q2. The lug 23 is provided upon its inner face with serrations or teeth 27 adapted to engage the correspondingly formed serrations or teeth Q8 on the adjacent end of the drum or spool 24. A clamping nut 29, preferably of the wing type, is threaded upon the reduced end of the bolt 25 and is adapted to engage against the outer side of the lug 23. The head 26 engages the smooth end of :the drum 241- and is adapted to draw theflatter against the lug 23 when the clamping nut 2.9 is tightened.

The back frame is formed of aw single length of relatively heavy wire 30 which is returned upon itself to provide a loop 31, which engages about a projection 32 formed on the peripheral Vsurface of the drum 24e intermediate the ends thereof. The opposite sides or arms of the wire 30 are diverged for aV short distance from the loop 31, and are wrapped spirally about'the drum 24 and are projected tangentially therefrom near the oppositeextremities of thev drum. The drum 21 may be turned between the lugs '22 and 23 to project the wire ,30 upwardly at the desired angle with respect to l copie of this aient may be obtained for the seat. A rest 33 is adjustably mounted upon the upper ends of the wire 30 bymeans of a clamp 34.

In Fig. 4 there is shown a modified mounting of the bodyv wire or frame 302L of the back upon the seat. The lower ends of the wire 30a are turned forwardly to provide Shanks 31a adapted to project into socket lopenings 34a formed in the rear edge 21 of the seat base member 13, and are clamped in adjusted position in the socket openings 34"l lby means of set-screws 25a carried by the seat frame 13.

From the above description it will be readily seen that the stool of this invention is constructed entirely of metal, Vthat it comprises but relatively few parts, and that the relatively large base member 1.3 is so formed as toreduce the weight thereof and to provide a construction using a relatively small amount ofv material. The peculiar formationof the fra-me 13 also resiliently supports the seat 17 and at the same time suit- ',ably braces the same against undue flexing or cramping.

It is of course understood that various changes and modifications may be made in the above-specifically described stool with-` out departing from the spirit of this `invention, and being restricted only by the scope of the following claim.

I claim z- In a stool, the combination, of a base member substantially T-shaped in plan with its stem forward and the lateral facesof its head converging rearwardly, aback rest supported' from the back of the head ofsaid base member, and a seat of pressed sheet metal formed to provide a saddle and a downwardly projecting ange, extending along the margin of the saddle except at the back thereof, said flange lying in surface contact. with the base o-f the stem and the said' lateral faces of the'head of said base member, but free of said Lback rest, to maintain the saddle against shifting movement on said head.

EDWIN M. wINrERBoURNE.

ve cents each, by addressingY the' Commissioner of IEatents,A Washington,l 1).;0. v 

